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Barry Loudermilk Won’t Run Again
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) announced he will not seek reelection, ending his congressional career after more than a decade and adding to the ranks of Republicans declining to run for…
Democrats’ Push to Curb ICE Powers Hits GOP Wall
“Democrats’ drive to reach a deal to put new restrictions on immigration-enforcement agents is running into a Republican brick wall, with lawmakers in both parties saying an agreement looks increasingly…
GOP Lawmaker Seeks Major ICE Reforms
“Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), a leading moderate and former FBI agent, endorsed some changes to immigration enforcement tactics Wednesday, saying they’re needed to rebuild trust between federal agents and the…
Trump Suggests ‘Softer Touch’ on Mass Deportations
President Trump said that he thinks his administration needs to employ a “softer touch” in carrying out its mass deportation campaign in Minnesota, just hours after he ordered the withdrawal…
Bannon Calls for ICE to ‘Surround the Polls’
Steve Bannon said that he wants to see ICE officers “surround the polls” during November’s midterm elections, The Hill reports. Said Bannon: “We’re going to have ICE surround the polls…
Mamdani to Endorse Kathy Hochul
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “is set to endorse Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection run this week, providing her a critical inroad with progressive voters in New York,” Politico reports….
Sex, Lies and the Epstein Files
Tina Brown: “Other than making the rictus smiles of their wives and exes tauter than usual, pawing through these emails serves only to reinforce what we already know: that mega-wealth…
The Washington Post Dies in Daylight
Jonathan Last: “It would be nice if some other billionaire would buy the Post from Bezos. But that’s not going to happen as long as we live in an authoritarian…
Exchange of the Day
Vice President JD Vance was interviewed by the Daily Mail: REPORTER: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti? VANCE: For what? REPORTER: For labeling him an…
Andrew Booted Out of His Home in the Dead of Night
Former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was booted out of Royal Lodge in dead of night to begin exile after King Charles became “concerned” by a new flood of Jeffrey Epstein claims…
New York Times on the Rise
While the Washington Post is slashing more than a third of its staff, the New York Times says the company is soaring — adding a stunning 1.4 million digital subscribers…
Supreme Court Allows New California Map
“The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans…
Trump’s Approval Falls to 37%
A new Quinnipiac poll finds just 37% of voters approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, while 56% disapprove. On Trump’s handling of the economy,…
Big Majority Say Trump Not Honest on Alex Pretti Killing
A new Quinnipiac poll finds 61% of voters think President Trump and his top officials have not given an honest account of the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and…
ICE Talks Still Frozen
“With nine days until the Department of Homeland Security runs out of money, any bipartisan deal to avoid a shutdown looks incredibly unlikely,” Punchbowl News reports. Save to Favorites
Flashback Quote of the Day
“I finally concluded that I could provide runway—financial runway—because I don’t think you can keep shrinking the business. You can be profitable and shrinking. And that’s a survival strategy, but…
Man Gets Life Sentence in Trump Assassination Attempt
Ryan Routh, a Honolulu man who was convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump two months before the 2024 presidential election, was sentenced to life in prison, the Wall Street…
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk
Yair Rosenberg: “The activist’s assassination unleashed anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart.” Save to Favorites
Kathy Hochul Picks Her Running Mate
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) “has selected former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate for a women-led ticket — a first in Empire State…
Plans for Iran Nuclear Talks Are Collapsing
“The U.S. told Iran on Wednesday that it will not agree to Tehran’s demands to change the location and format of talks planned for Friday,” Axios reports. “The standoff could…
